Lock-valve device.



C. BERTHOLD.

LOCK VALVE DEVICE,

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 18. 1916- 1,244,691. Patented Oct. 30,1917.

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Loon-VALVE DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known'that '1, CHARLES BERTHOLD, a citizen of the United'States,and residing'at Richmond Hill, Li 1., Queens and State of New York, haveinvented certain new is a specification, such as will enable thoseskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and'use the same.

This invention relates to lock. valve de vices for use in the gasolenesupply pipe of an automo'bile engine, and the object thereof is toprovide an improved device of this class that can only be operated bythe owner of the vehicle so as to prevent the stealing of tlie'vehicle,or theiownersknowledge orrconsent; a further object being to provide acombination valve device of the class described Which'is placed i in thegasolene supply pipe between the supply tank and the carbureter of'theengine; and with'these and other objects in view the invention consistsin a device of the class specified constructed and operating as here-.inaifter described and claimed. p

The lnvention is fully disclosed in the following S138ClfiQLiJlO11,-Ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part in which the separate partsofmy improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in eachof the views. and in wh1ch:,

Figure l is a sectional view showing my improved valve device and themethod of' its use;

Fig. 2 a plan view of the valve device de tached but1showing thegasolene supply pipe. part of the constructlon being 1n section; and,

Fig. 3 a side view of oneot a number of' valves which'I'employ. Y

In the drawing forming part of this specification, I have shown ate thefloor board of aniautomobile, and-[at b the pipe which connects thegasolene supply tank of the engine with the carbureterand', in thepractice, of my invention, as shown in the drawing, I provide an oblongvalve casing 0 having end neck membersc provided with central bores cand," in practice, the pipe 6' is divided to form end portions which arescrewed into the necks c of the valve casing as shown.

The valve casing c is provided with circular valve chambers 0 three ofwhich are employed in the construction shown, and in in the county ofand useful improvements in" Lock-ValveDevices, of which'the followingthe use thereof, without Specification of Letters Patent.- Patentedflct,30,1 1917. Application filed December 18, 1916. Serial No. 137,498. i

which are mounted cylindrical valves dhaving-stems 6Z2. The-valvechambers c open closefthe valve chambersc and which are pI'OV1deCl"Wltl1tubular-necks 0 WhlCll' pass upwardly into or through the fioor boa-rda,

offthe valves d iareproand the stems (Z vided'wlthcaps d whlch aresecured to said stems and are providedwithtransverse aper tu'resxPQandthe valves d areoperated by a key inserted intosaid apertures.

The end valve chambers c communicate with'the endbores 0 in the necks cof the valve casing, and-the separate valve chain bers are placed incommunication by other bores. or passages cfliandth'e valves-d areprovided with a plurality of radial ports or passages d all. of whichare-.in' commu nicati'on and"which are also adapted to communicate withthe-ports orrpassagesc and c 'in the valve 'casingrand with *thisicolrstructi'on, i when. the said valves d'are in' proper zposition, thegasolene is'ffree-to-pass c to, the. carbureter;

through the pipe Z Z) from the gasolene tank Thecaps (Z ofthevalve stein(Z? serve as dial plates and are provided'with numerals which, in theconstructionshownyrange from zero to seven; and the tubular "necks 0are;

provided/on the facebthereof' with radial pointer :marks c ,'and in theuse of my improved valve device-the outer ends ofithe radial ports orwith the exception ofitwo, which are oppositelyrarranged,' in; theconstruction shown are-all closed by screw threaded plugs 6Z Thevalvechambers 03* are also preferably provided in the bottom thereof withtensionpassages" (Z in the: valves d,

springs c which serve to forceth'e valves d upwardly and insure a'tight'contact; thereof with "the caps 0 of thevalvechamber J04 in properposition, absolutely necessary; v

and also hold said valve but these springs are not and the valve devicescl may be'madetoexactly fit thevalve chambers in :which' they areplaced.

The arrangement of the numerals on the dialfplates or heads (Z 'of'the"stemsdoh the valves correspond with the arrangement of the ports orpassages (Z in said valves, and by reason of this fact theosaid valvesmay be turned by means of a key so that either two of the ports thereinwill be in the position shown at the right of Fig. 2,

- will be in possession of the key for operating the valves, and onlysuch party or parties can for this reason operate the machine, as willbe readily understood, and my improved valve device will thus serve notonly to prevent the stealing of the machine, but to prevent the usethereof without the knowledge or consent of the owner.

It will be understood that my improved valve device may involve anydesired number of valves, and changes in and modifications of theconstruction herein described and the method of operating the same maybe made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing fromthe spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A combination valve device of the class.

described, comprising a valve casing having a plurality of valvechambers all of which communicate through ports vor passages in saidcasing, and valves placed in'said chambers and provided each with aplurality of radial ports or passages, all ofwhich are in communicationand adapted to be placed in communication with the ports or passages inthe valvecasing, the ports or passages in each valve with the exceptionof: two, being closed by detachable plugs, and said valves being alsoprovidedwith stems having dials bearing numerals which correspond withthe radial ports or passages in said valves.

2. A valve device comprising a casing, a plurality of valve membersmounted therein eachof said valve members being provided with pluralityof ports or passages, means for manipulating said valve members to bringa part of the ports or passages in one valve member into communicationand alinement with a part of the ports or passages of the other valvemembers, and means for sealing the other ports or passages in said valvemembers.

3. The combination in avalve device of the class specified, of a casinghaving a plu- Copies or this patent may be obtained for having aplurality of valve chambers,

and valves in said chamof which are in communication and all of p whichare adapted to be placed in communiation with ports or passages in thevalve casing, all of said radial ports or passages in each valve excepttwo being sealed when the valve device is in use.

4c. A valve device, comprising a casing all of which are placed incommunication by ports or passages in said casing, and valves mounted insaid chambers and provided each with a plurality of radial ports orpassages all of which are in communication, said ports or passages beinggreater in number than two, and means for sealing all of said radialports or passages in each valve eX- cept two when the valve device is inuse.

5. A valve device comprising a casing having a plurality of valvechambers, all of which are placed in communication'by ports chambers andprovided each 6. In a valve device of the class described,

a valvehaving a plurality of radial ports or passages all of which arein commun1ca-' tion and which are greater in number than two, anddevices for sealing all of said ports or passages except two when thevalve is in use. I

7. In a valve device of the class described, a valve having more thantwo radial ports or passages all of which are in communication, andinterchangeable devices for sealing all of said ports or passages excepttwo when the valve device is in use.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 15th day of December1916.

CHARLES BERTHOLD.

Witnesses: a

G; E. MULREANY, H. E. TnoMrsoN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington,D. G.

